Table 2 – Comparison of mycotoxin contamination of wheat in UK
Table 1 – Mycotoxin contamination of wheat in UK in 2016 DON
ZEN
T-2 toxin
HT-2 toxin
OTA
FB1
FB2
AfB1
Number of tests
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
% of positive
64
15
3
12
1,5
0
1,5
Average of positive [μg/kg]
305
163
6.3
12.3
1.4
0
Maximum [μg/kg]
1100
810
7.4
32.2
1.4
0
2014
2015
2016
DON
ZEN
DON
ZEN
DON
ZEN
Number of tests
55
55
66
66
66
66
0
% of positive
22
4
4,5
3,03
64
15
55.3
0
Average of positive [μg/kg]
148
20,5
107,14
22
305
163
55.3
0
Maximum [μg/kg]
280
28
145,7
32,7
1100
810
Vigilance is always advisable in any case as cereals in animal feeds originate from many sources, whilst some continental European cereals and South American soya harvested in 2016 has been shown to be contaminated with medium to high concentrations of mycotoxins. The last possible line of defense is the detoxification of mycotoxins in vivo. The addition of proven mycotoxin deactivators to animal feeds is a very common method to prevent mycotoxicosis and is an effective strategy to keep mycotoxin risk low under any and all conditions. Nutriad delivers products and services to over 80 countries through a network of sales offices and distributors. Four application laboratories and five manufacturing facilities on three continents support these. References Bhatnagar D, Payne GA, Cleveland TE, Robens JF. 2004. Mycotoxins: current issues in the USA. In: Barug D, Van Egmond HP, Lo´pez-Garcı´a R, Van Ossenbruggen T, Visonti A, editors.
Figure 1 – Comparison of percentage of positive samples in years 2014, 2015 and 2016 (>LOQ)
Meeting the mycotoxin menace. Wageningen (The Netherlands): Wageningen Academic Publishers. p. 17–47. Richard, J., 2000. Sampling and sample preparation for mycotoxin analysis. Romer® Labs Guide to Mycotoxins. 2. Romer® Labs Inc., 1301 Stylemaster Drive, Union, MO, USA 63084-1156.
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